Chain



Dec. 18,1928. 1,695,462

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Patented Dec. 18, 1928.

PATENT Immmmn mums, ormvin'e'roif, JERSEY, Assienon- T nonsense-errant ORPQBAHOR QE .-V N Q NEWQJ RSEIA CORPORATION or NEW ERSEY;

fil erlrsept'ember 31 1-, 1926.1 Serial No: 135,424.1 a

This invention relates to an improved vconstruction of OIHtkHlfifll'fll'Chfllll, and has forits the same time provide ornamentation and se-J cure thefsame in place. i

- A still further-atheist e nve tion s toprovide a chain ngii ed llfi links andringlinkswith. a decorat on n the;

i5 elongated loop; links, and; a means for se curing the decoration intheQ QgQ-Wd 1901? links and at "the sometime c nn cting e gc links to the loop links, all by bending; otters tain of the parts and-without the uscoisolder.

With these and othenohjects in view, the

invention consists of certain novel features of constructixm, as will he more fillly ibs and particularly pointed-ou in t att nd d construction of c am.v p v t v Figure 2112 12; i e e1ev nthe eei=1- c Figure ifi isa, perspective viewofi the; elongated loop link.

Figure he 'al perspective vi w of bar which is inserted into the elongated loop link. g c

Figure 5 is a perspectiveview of the memher for securing the bar in the loop l nk and for connecting the looplink to the ring link. Figure 6 is a perspective view of a' loop link with ornamentationand the'ringlink partly secured thereto;

construction shown in Figure 6.

Figure 8 1s a perspective new of a modified form of loop, link, with ornamentation and ring link secured thereto.

Figure 10.is a perspective view of'a still further modified form of elongated link with decoration secured therein.

Figure 11 is a perspective View of I member used'in the constructionshownin Figures9 and 10. I a Figure 12 is a sectional elevation of a still different form of bar and U-connectingmem- Fi are 1 is a to Alan view o t mpr ve g or mg one arrangement of parts bywh ch; the

Figure 7 is a sectional sideelevationoi the Figure 9 is a perspective view of a further the bar- In the constructionof ornamental chains or personal wear such as watch chain-s, key, chains or other chainsfo-r useful and decore tive purposes, it is often found. dcsirableto provide a chain havinga series ofelongated loop-like links and ring links, aud tor provide an attractive decoration for the elongated loop links and attho same time to secure the decoration in position and the looplinkito lts next ad acent ring link; and n order teaccompl1sh-th1s result, a bar s inserted into the loo-p link having notches itsedge and a Us-haped member is passed throughtheri-ng' l nk andpressed nto engagement with the" harto seat in said notches, thus securing the bar inthe elongated link and connecting the ring, link thereto." By providing, the. parts in this manner of separate pieces without sole dering, a highly decorative link which is at tractive in appearancemay'be constructed, which comprises differently colored metals,

such as. yellow, greem white or redugold thereby provlding an unusually fancylink highly attractive in appearance; and thefol-f lowing. 1s a detaileddescription of thepres-j ent embodiment oipthis invention and-show-f linksof the ornamental chain may beideco rated: a

lVith reference toithe drawings, 10

nates, a ringshapecl link and 11 fan-elongated 13 and provided with an elongated opening 14- in which is mounted a bar15 having notches.

16 in its edges. The portions'l? which proj ect beyond the side arms 12 of the elongated loop link and a U-shaped member 18 having] side arms 19 with openings 20 therein is positioned to straddle the elongated loop link, after firstbeing passedthrough the ring link, and bent or compressed to seat in the notch 16, and to haveits recess 20 interengage with or fit over the projecting portion '17 of the bar, thus securing the bar-in its loop link and attaching thering link to theloop link.

A pairof theseU-shaped members 18 are- 1 provided, one engaging each end of the loop link, and a pair'ofU-shaped members .pass i c through each ring link, as clearly illustrated V in Figures 1 and 2,thus .secur1ng the diiierent links of the chain together. The top surface i of each loopvlink is recessed slightly as at 21;to permit the arms, 19 of the; U-linkto seat'therein to guidethe same to proper position and prevent any relative lateral movement of the U-member and the loop link.

It will be readily understood that the loop link may be of various shapes, as illustrated at 22 and 23 in Figures 8 and 10; and it will also be apparent that the bar inserted between the side arms of the elongated link may be provided with spaced notches, as 24 in the bars 25 or 30, and an'opening 26 in the links 23 or 27 may be left, as will be apparent in Figures!) and 10. It will also be understood thatvarious other arrangements of recesses or projections between the bar and the loop member may be provided for interconnecting the two together as illustrated at 28 and 29 in Figure 12.

It will thus be seen that I have provided an ornamental chain constructed of four different parts, each of which may be of a gold of a different color to render the same highly attractive and ornamental in appearance.

The foregoing description is directed solely towards the construction illustrated,

2. An ornamental chain comprising alternating elongated loop links and connecting links, a U-shaped member having slots formed in the sides thereof, a bar extending thru the member having two slotted arms connected by a reduced bridge portion, a bar extending thru the loop link and protruding each side thereof and engaging the slots in the said U-member, a ring link engaging the reduced bridge portion of the U'shaped memher toconnect each adjacent elongated link.

4. An ornamenl a1 chain having elongated loop links, decoration for said links comprising a U-shaped member having a reduced central connecting portion, slots formed in the sides of said U-member, an elongated bar extending thru the loop link and protruding from each side thereof, said protruding portions extending into the slots in the sides of the U-member, and ring links passing thru the reduced portion of said U-memberto connect each elongated loop link in the chain.

5. An ornamental chain having elongated loop links, decoration for said links compris ing a U-shaped member having a reduced central connecting port-ion, slots formed in the sides of said U-meniher, an elongated notched bar positioned in the loop'link and protruding each side thereof, the protruding portions of said bar extending into the slots in the U-member, the free ends of the U-member being seated in the notches of. said elongated bar, and a ring link enga ing the reduced connecting portion of the -member to connect each adjacent elongated link of the chain.

Intestimony whereof I aflix my signature.

REINHARD KOLLMAR; 

